Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Greece
Rome
100
This is another name given to the Mesopotamian region because of its good soil.
the Fertile Crescent.
100
What is the name given to the style of writing found on ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics.
100

What is the animal for this year's New Year?

What is the horse?
100
According to ancient beliefs, on which mountain did the gods live?
Mount Olympus.
100

According to legend, name one of the brothers who fought prior to founding Rome?

Romulus or Remus.

200
This was the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city.
a ziggurat.
200
People whose job was to write and keep records were called ______.
scribes.
200

The massive mountain range that borders China in the West?

What are the Himalayan Mountains?
200
In this city-state, women could own property. (double points if you can tell me why!)
Sparta; because women needed to own land in case their husbands were killed in battle.
200

The ruler who was called "the illustrious one," or "the first emperor of Rome."

Augustus Caesar(Octavian).

300
These are the names of the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
Why did ancient Egyptians preserve bodies of the dead?
To ensure they went to the afterlife.
300

The group from the north that invaded China. The reason for the Great Wall of China.

Who were the Mongols?

300
How are the Iliad and the Odyssey similiar?
They are both epic poems.
300

The man-made invention that moves water over a river, so it can be stored for a city.

What is an aqueduct

400
The process by which Mesopotamians brought water from rivers to their fields is called ________.
irrigation.
400
According to Egyptian beliefs, what happens when a person's heart is lighter than a feather? If it's heavier?
Lighter: happy afterlife; heavier: fed to a monster.
400

This is how the Legalists believe government should keep peace among its people

What are strict laws and punishments?

400
This is the name given to a person who illegally seizes (takes) power.
tyrant.
400

The Romans' name for higher-class people.

What is a Patrician?

500

This is why the Mesopotamians felt they needed to build a wall around their city-states.

What is protection from invaders?

500
How did Queen Hatshepsut primarily expand Egypt?
Through trade.
500

Name one of the three major religions in ancient China.

Buddhism, Confucianism, or Daoism.

500
On which two seas did the Greeks primarily trade?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
500

This ruler killed anyone who offended him, including his family, and blamed a devastating fire on Christians, causing them to be beheaded and killed.

Who is Nero

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